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TMAC Resources January 28, 2016 Cambridge Bay
Revisions to Amendment Application No. 1 of Project Certificate 003 and Water Licence 2AM-DOH1323 NWB Technical Meeting – January 2016 TMAC Resources January 28, 2016 Cambridge Bay
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TMAC TMAC Resources Inc. is a publicly traded, Canadian-based company.
Our Vision and sole focus is to explore, develop and mine the Hope Bay Greenstone Belt in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut with the support of our landowner and community partners. Operates with a deep respect for the land and the people of Nunavut.
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Hope Bay History 1988 - 1999 1999 - 2007 2007 - 2013 2013 – onward
Initiated first large exploration program Permitted production at Doris North under NIRB project certificate and NWB Type A Water Licence Built significant infrastructure at Doris Project on Care and Maintenance Belt-Wide Exploration and Development Planning Comprehensive Framework Agreement with KIA TMAC publically listed; fully funded to production Doris North Construction 2013 – onward
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Project History March 2013 TMAC purchased the Hope Bay Project
August 2013 Type A Water Licence renewal No. 2AM-DOH1323 (Doris North) November NWB Type A Water Licence amendment application NIRB Project Certificate amendment application April TMAC request to suspend review of NIRB and NWB amendment applications June Re-submission of updated Project Certificate and Type A Water Licence amendment applications November 2015 NIRB and NWB commence technical review of the application January 2016 NIRB and NWB Technical Meetings 2016 TMAC plans to commence activities requiring Project Certificate and Water Licence Amendment as soon as the permit is issued April Target for commercial production
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Tailings Impoundment Area (TIA)
Site Orientation Roberts Bay Airstrip Mill and Camp Site Doris Mine Portal Tailings Impoundment Area (TIA) Doris Lake Road to Madrid 5
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Purpose of the Application
Amend the Doris North Type A water licence and Project Certificate because of changes to: the mine plan waste water management the tailings deposition strategy Reduce the risk to the environment Provide authorizations that are practicable and can be implemented
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Aspects that Change Mine Water Management Mining method Collection
Mining rate Treatment Mine Life Testing Ore storage Vent raises Waste Management Mill Type Mill rate Cyanide destruction Laydown Mill process Area Tailings Camp Volume Size Deposition Explosives Containment structures Storage Waste Rock Closure Cost estimate Handling Disposal
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Water Licence Changes Updated description of the Project
Tailings Management Allowance for sub-aerial tailings deposition Addition of an interim dyke Changes to the design of the South Dam Additional infrastructure Water crossings Pipeline to Roberts Bay Conditional Discharge Mine water to Roberts Bay TIA water to Roberts Bay Updated management, monitoring and inspection requirements Revisions to the Closure Bond
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Application Package Package Content
1 Project summary and outline of Application package Description of the proposed changes to the Project as currently authorized 3 NIRB, NWB and NPC Applications 4 Outlines the existing conditions, project interactions and potential effects 5 Revised Management Plans 6 Design details for the proposed changes 7 Proponent information
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Water Use and Management
Change to the terms of the water licence No Change in water use sources and volumes Key Considerations Freshwater (surface and groundwater) balance and predictive water quality model Geochemical characterization and inputs to predictive water quality model
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Waste Disposal and Management
Change to the terms of water licence Subaerial deposition to tailings Effluent discharge to Roberts Bay Key Considerations TIA dust fall TIA effluent balance and predictive water quality model Marine mixing zone and predictive water quality model
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Emergency and Spill Contingency Planning
Changes to the terms of the water licence No Changes
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Operations and Maintenance Procedures
Changes to the terms of the water licence No Changes Key Considerations TIA Design Criteria and Details Roberts Bay Pipeline Design Criteria and Details Other Site Infrastructure (example - Water Crossings)
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Monitoring Changes to the terms of the water licence
No Changes, but updates to existing mitigation and monitoring plans Key Considerations Aquatic Monitoring Framework – Marine and Freshwater Wildlife Monitoring and Management Plan Air Quality Management Plan Water Management Plan Waste Rock and Ore Management Plan Update to other (existing) plans as needed
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Closure and Reclamation Planning
Changes to the terms of the water licence No Changes Key Considerations Revised closure plan submitted Update the Closure Cost Estimate Bonding requirements amongst parties (NWB, KIA, DFO)
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NIRB/NWB Application Completeness Review
Technical Review NIRB NWB NIRB/NWB Application Completeness Review Technical Review NIRB NWB 4 Parties 86 Comments Technical Meetings Resolution of Outstanding Issues Proponent Commitments Water Licence T&Cs NIRB Public Hearing Water Licensing 7 Parties 61 Comments Resolution of Outstanding Issues Proponent Commitments Topics of Focus for Public Hearing
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Focus of the NWB Technical Meeting
Issues Topics Water Use Site Wide Water Balance Waste Disposal Waste Rock Management Minewater and Tailings Management Strategy Infrastructure Design (TIA, Roberts Bay Pipeline) Effluent Discharge to Roberts Bay (TIA and Minewater) Emergency and Spill, Operations and Maintenance Aquatic Monitoring Framework – Marine and Freshwater Monitoring and Closure Update to AEMP – Marine and Freshwater Update to Wildlife Monitoring and Management Plan Update to Air Quality Management Plan Update to other plans as needed Update the Closure Cost Estimate Other – Project Interaction Phase 2 and the Madrid Application
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Forward- Looking Information
This document contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking information includes statements that use forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “could”, “would”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “expect”, “budget”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “schedule”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “potential” or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking information includes, without limitation, statements with respect to Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates; targeting additional Mineral Resources and expansion of deposits; the capital and operating cost estimates and the economic analyses (including cashflow projections) from the Hope Bay Technical Report; the Company’s expectations, strategies and plans for the Hope Bay Project, including the Company’s planned exploration and development activities; the results of future exploration and drilling and estimated completion dates for certain milestones; successfully adding or upgrading resources and successfully developing new deposits; the costs and timing of future exploration and development, including the timing for completion and commissioning of the Gekko Plant; commencement of production at Doris in December 2016, at Madrid in 2020 and at Boston in 2022; that the Company will "bootstrap" the development of Madrid and Boston; the timing and amount of future production at Doris, Madrid and Boston and the capacity of the Gekko Plant to process production; the timing, receipt and maintenance of approvals, licences and permits from the federal government, from the KIA and NTI and from any other applicable government or regulator; future financial or operating performance and condition of the Company and its business, operations and properties; the expected completion date of the Debt Facility and any Interim Facility; the intended use of the net proceeds of the Offering, the Debt Facility and any Interim Facility; the adequacy of funds from the Offering and the Debt Facility to support completion of initial development of Doris and commence commercial production; and any other statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future plans, intentions, levels of activity, results, performance or achievements. Forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and is based upon a number of estimates and assumptions of management, in light of management’s experience and perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances, as of the date of this prospectus including, without limitation, assumptions about: favourable equity and debt capital markets; the ability to raise any necessary additional capital on reasonable terms to advance the development of the Hope Bay Project and pursue planned exploration; future prices of gold and other metal prices; the timing and results of exploration and drilling programs; the accuracy of any Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource estimates; the geology of the Hope Bay Project being as described in the Hope Bay Technical Report; the metallurgical characteristics of the deposit being suitable for the Gekko Plant; the successful operation of the Gekko Plant; production costs; the accuracy of budgeted exploration and development costs and expenditures, including to complete development of the infrastructure at the Hope Bay Project; the price of other commodities such as fuel; future currency exchange rates and interest rates; operating conditions being favourable, including whereby the Company is able to operate in a safe, efficient and effective manner; political and regulatory stability; the receipt of governmental and third party approvals, licences and permits on favourable terms; obtaining required renewals for existing approvals, licences and permits and obtaining all other required approvals, licences and permits on favourable terms; sustained labour stability; stability in financial and capital goods markets; availability of equipment; positive relations with the KIA and NTI and other local groups and the Company’s ability to meet its obligations under its property agreements with such groups; the Company’s ability to operate in the harsh northern Canadian climate; and satisfying the terms and conditions of the Debt Facility and any Interim Facility. While the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable, the assumptions are inherently subject to significant business, social, economic, political, regulatory, competitive and other risks and uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that could cause actual actions, events, conditions, results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those projected in the forward- looking information. Many assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of the Company and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct. Furthermore, such forward-looking information involves a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future plans, intentions, activities, results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks include, without limitation: general business, social, economic, political, regulatory and competitive uncertainties; differences in size, grade, continuity, geometry or location of mineralization from that predicted by geological modelling and the subjective and interpretative nature of the geological modelling process; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, including the risk of diminishing quantities or grades of mineralization and the inherent riskiness of Inferred Mineral Resources; a material decline in the price of gold; a failure to achieve commercial viability, despite an acceptable gold price, or the presence of cost overruns which render the project uneconomic; geological, hydrological and climactic events which may adversely affect infrastructure, operations and development plans, and the inability to effectively mitigate or predict with certainty the occurrence of such events; credit and liquidity risks associated with the Company’s financing activities, including constraints on the Company’s ability to raise and expend funds as a result of operational and reporting covenants associated with the Debt Facility and the Interim Financing and the risk that the Company will be unable to service its indebtedness; the Company’s inability to raise sufficient funds to develop the Hope Bay Project into commercial production; delays in construction or development of the Hope Bay Project resulting from delays in the performance of the obligations of the Company’s contractors and consultants, the receipt of governmental approvals and permits in a timely manner or to complete and successfully operate mining and processing components; the Company’s failure to accurately model and budget future capital and operating costs associated with the development and operation of the Hope Bay Project; difficulties with transportation and logistics relating to the delivery of essential equipment and supplies to the Hope Bay Project, including by way of airlift and sealift, and the logistical challenges presented by the Hope Bay Project’s location in a remote Arctic environment; the failure to develop or supply adequate infrastructure to sustain the operation and development of the Hope Bay Project, including the provision of reliable sources of electrical power, water, and transportation; adverse fluctuations in the market prices and availability of commodities and equipment affecting the Company’s business and operations; the unavailability of specialized expertise in respect of operating in a remote, environmentally extreme and ecologically sensitive area in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut; the Company’s management being unable to successfully apply their skills and experience and attract and retain highly skilled personnel; the cyclical nature of the mining industry and increasing prices and competition for resources and personnel during mining cycle peaks; the Company’s failure to maintain good working relationships with Inuit organizations; failure to comply with laws and regulations or other regulatory requirements; failure to comply with existing approvals, licences and permits, and Inuit agreements, and the Company’s inability to renew existing approvals, licences, permits and Inuit agreements or obtain required new approvals, licences, permits and Inuit agreements on timelines required to support development plans; the Company’s failure to comply with environmental regulations, the tendency of such regulations to become more strict over time, and the costs associated with maintaining and monitoring compliance with such regulations; the adverse influence of third party stakeholders including social and environmental non-governmental organizations; the adverse impact of competitive conditions in mineral exploration and mining business; the Company’s failure to maintain satisfactory labour relations and the risk of labour disruptions or changes in legislation relating to labour; the Company’s lack of operating history and no history of earnings; failure by the Company to use the proceeds of the Offering in the manner specified in the prospectus; limits of insurance coverage and uninsurable risk; the adverse effect of currency fluctuations on the Company’s financial performance; difficulties associated with enforcing judgements against directors residing outside of Canada; conflicts of interest; the significant control exercised by RCF and Newmont over the Company; the dilutive effect of future acquisitions or financing activities and the failure of future acquisitions to deliver the benefits anticipated; failure of the Company’s information technology systems or the security measures protecting such systems; the costs associated with legal proceedings should the Company become the subject of litigation or regulatory proceedings; and costs associated with complying with public company regulatory reporting requirements.
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